Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 446, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 27, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 281117 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 53N 176W WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK SUNDAY NIGHT AS 992 MB. A 998 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF KISKA WILL DISSIPATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-290200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-290200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-290200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-290200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-290200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-290200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 281218 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 179 SUNDAY FORECAST MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 53N 176W WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK SUNDAY NIGHT AS 992 MB. A 998 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF KISKA WILL DISSIPATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-290200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-290200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-290200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-290200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-290200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-290200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 282306 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-291400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 NM LOW 160 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 990 MB SUNDAY EVENING. THIS LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND CENTRAL BERING SEA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. A 998 MB LOW MOVES TO 210 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-291400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-291400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-291400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-291400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-291400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-291400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-291400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-291400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-291400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-291400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-291400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT APR 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 27, 11:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 11:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ALL HAVE THE SAME GENERAL IDEA AS TO WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN BUT THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCE IN THE DETAILS IN REGARDS TO THE LOW MOVING INTO THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THIS LOW IS CURRENTLY WEST OF ATTU AND MOVING EASTWARD. THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND A TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NORTHWEST OF ADAK TOMORROW. THE MODELS ALL DIFFER ON THE EXACT LOCATION AND TIMING OF THIS TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING BUT THEY ALL HAVE IT. GOING CLOSER TO THE GFS SOLUTION WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE MODELS SEEM TO HAVE A LOCK ON THE GULF OF ALASKA LOW AND EITHER THE GFS OR NAM CAN BE USED WITH CONFIDENCE. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...BROAD UPPER LEVEL LONG WAVE TROUGH REMAINS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. A SHORT WAVE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA IS BRINGING SOME SNOW INTO THAT AREA. THIS WAVE SHOULD WEAKEN AND DRIFT NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT. THE LOW IN THE GULF CONTINUES TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN. THIS LOW WILL EVENTUALLY DISSIPATE SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT EARLY SUNDAY. THERE IS A LOW WEST OF ATTU THAT IS PUSHING A WEATHER FRONT INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. A TRIPLE POINT ALONG THIS FRONT WILL PRODUCE A SECONDARY LOW NORTHWEST OF ADAK. BOTH LOWS WILL MOVE EASTWARD OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THE TRIPLE POINT LOW BECOMING THE MAIN ONE BY SUNDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...WIDE RANGE OF WEATHER OVER THE AREA TODAY. SNOW SHOWERS HAVE FALLEN OVER MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN INCLUDING THE GLENN HIGHWAY. SNOW HAS ALSO FALLEN AT BETHEL AND WHILE THERE HAS NOT BEEN PRECIPITATION OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THEY REMAIN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW IN THE UPPER 20S. RAIN SHOWERS PERSIST ALONG THE GULF COAST AND INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY. THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY IS THE SUNNY SPOT AROUND THE FORECAST AREA BUT WE ARE STILL KEEPING AN EYE ON ANY CONVECTIVE BUILD UP LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. MCGRATH HAD A THUNDERSTORM NEARBY YESTERDAY THOUGH IT LOOKS LESS LIKELY THAT THEY WILL SEE THUNDER TODAY. A THERMAL LOW IN THE SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY ALONG WITH AN EAST WEST ORIENTED RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST IS CAUSING TURNAGAIN ARM AND PARTS OF ANCHORAGE TO EXPERIENCE WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH LATE IN THE EVENING AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS AND THE THERMAL LOW DISSIPATES. .LONG TERM FORECAST...BROAD LONG WAVE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS OVER MAINLAND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. BY MID WEEK NEXT WEEK A RIDGE IN THE BERING SEA MAY TRY TO MOVE EASTWARD OVER THE MAINLAND BUT IT IS STILL TOO FAR OUT TOO KNOW IF THIS RIDGE WILL HAVE ENOUGH STRENGTH TO MAKE A LARGE IMPACT ON THE WEATHER IN SOUTHERN ALASKA. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS TO BE A SHORT LIVED FEATURE...BUT ONE THAT BEARS WATCHING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 172 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. APR 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 27, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 27, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 28, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 28, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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